Wyatt,Sir Thomas

Wyatt,Sir Thomas
Wy·att or Wy·at (wīʹət), Sir Thomas. 1503-1542.
English diplomat and poet noted for introducing the sonnet form into English literature.

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  • WYATT, Sir Thomas — (1503 1542) Thomas Wyatt is credited with having Englished the Italian poet Petrarch and more generally with having brought the polish and continental sophistication to English poetry that earned him George Puttenham s commendation in 1598 as one …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

  • Wyatt, Sir Thomas — (?1503 1542)    He was born at Allington Castle, Kent, the only son of Sir Henry Wyatt. He graduated B.A. (1518), and M.A. (1520) from St. John s College, Cambridge. Although he married at seventeen, he was the lover of Anne Boleyn before she… …   British and Irish poets

  • Wyatt, Sir Thomas — ▪ English poet Wyatt also spelled  Wyat   born 1503, Allington, near Maidstone, Kent, Eng. died Oct. 6, 1542, Sherborne, Dorset       poet who introduced the Italian sonnet and terza rima verse form and the French rondeau into English literature …   Universalium

  • Wyatt, Sir Thomas — (1503 1542)    Poet, s. of Sir Henry W., a servant of Henry VII., and ed. at St. John s Coll., Camb., came to Court and was frequently employed by Henry VIII. on diplomatic missions. He is said to have been an admirer of Anne Boleyn before her… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • WYATT, SIR THOMAS —    1) English poet, courtier, and statesman, born at Allington Castle, in Kent, and educated at St. John s College, Cambridge; was a welcome presence at court, a friend of Anne Boleyn, in high favour with the king, and knighted in 1537; did a… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Sir Thomas Wyatt — (* 1503 auf Allington Castle, Maidstone, Kent; † 11. Oktober 1542 in London) war ein englischer Dichter und Diplomat. Leben Wyatt entstammte dem Adel und diente am Hof des englischen König Heinrich VI …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sir Thomas Wyat — noun English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503 1542) • Syn: ↑Wyatt, ↑Sir Thomas Wyatt, ↑Wyat • Instance Hypernyms: ↑poet …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sir Thomas Wyatt — noun English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503 1542) • Syn: ↑Wyatt, ↑Wyat, ↑Sir Thomas Wyat • Instance Hypernyms: ↑poet …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thomas Wyatt (Dichter) — Sir Thomas Wyatt Sir Thomas Wyatt (* 1503 auf Allington Castle, Maidstone, Kent; † 11. Oktober 1542 in London) war ein englischer Dichter und Diplomat. Leben Wyatt entstammte dem Adel und diente am Hof des englischen König …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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